Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-03

Spect0f Aau an unSuSpeCted KNOWLEDGE
OF his own movements in relation TO ,
matter which he had been particularly
careful to keep private, the journals
was not little abashed, and allowed hi
confusion TO appear in his countenance
''Well," he said at length, 81 fancy L an
not the only person of the first socia
J rank that has had dealings with him
The other day l saw q lady with whom
en- slighuy acquainted coming out Of III,
door leading to his staircase"
"Who was she ?n inquired the detective
carelessly.
ut was Mrs.-but why do you ask pr
'It Grady be a man open TO suspicion,
and the lady q customer of his, she may
have heard or seen something that WouIG
be useful to us; tha.'s ALL"
/ don't think Mrs. Nelson-the lady. !
mean-Well, never mind She is not the
( sort OF person to be good witness. she
/ is the most abSent-miuded woman ever
met, unless you happen to speak 30 her
ABOUT literature, or art, or philosophy, or
something of that kind"
"YOu are probably right" returned the
inspector, indifferently. Meanwhile he
had written down word on slip Of
paper; and now, opening drawer, he
dropped the slip into it. "What YOU
have noticed st Grady's may be u use 10
us when the time COMES" ne continued,
smiling "Whe2 all the pieces are fitted
together, bit of evidence that seems
nothing ia itself may turn out the key
stone OF the arch. Still, | have NV
doubts SIS to the possibility of proving
anything on Grady"
"By the way" said the journalist,
Egxasr0r -
having been drilled under the combina-
ton plate?"
o. hole had been drilled there some
time ago. That's all | know"
How did anybody get into the bank
TO drill it,"
az don't know"
81 have heard that it must have been
somebody On the outside of the bank or q
favored depcsitor VINO gave the thieves
the information that enabled them 10
bore that hole in the right place"
81 have never heard that the bank Off |
Gals suspected any one"
at is certainly very mysterious case,
Inspector, and wish you every sue
cess" the journalist said, rising TO de-
part.
The Inspector shrugged his shoulders |
have occasion to buy any more diamonds,
l should advise you to be careful where
you bought them, as under some circum-
stances they could be identified"
The journalist looked little crest
fallen and said to the Inspector: al
understand you thoroughly" and then
departed.
When the Inspector was once more
Llone he touched a bell, and one Of his
most trusted lieutenants entered the
Dom. cit may be as WE'LL" the In
jpectOr said, "tO continue to keep an eve
ID the gentleman who has Just gone out,
or, whether by coincidence or otherwise,
le has happened upon en- idea that has
2teIy been presented to me in definite
nd more or less authoritative form. [
want you TO take hold of this matter
nd follow it up for all it is worth, which
nay be much or little, and meanwhile
axe care that this journalistic gentleman
oes not NEEDLE. If he is on the scent,
urn him Off"
What, have you something new, in
pector?"
eyes. There is @ gentleman Of wealth g
nd position in this City-to prevent con- T
aston ! will call him Mr.. Smith. he is q l
I'm CT about forty years of age and the 1
81 Of an extensive coal mine owner of |
le last generation. He is reputed to be Z
,cc,h anywhere W to $1,000. 900 or So $
DO 900. t
"He is 8 single man and lives alone in
handsome house Just OF the avenue. 8
e 0Wns some good horses, and you NAV
se him driving in the park any fine day. Y
{ IS member CI one OF the big clubs, a
Il very seldom is seen there. He might fl
, into the best society If he chose, butas o
MISTER Of TACT there is scarcely q family e.
distinction in town that has him on it's u
sitting list, He isn't student. either, o
Z book collector, or en- art c7nnoisseur il
snFthlng or thai kind. He never n a.
80 anybody 70 mis- house. and COW he Of
'atrives % SmUse himself is more th2n g
5oody can say. Altogether, quite en- N
centric person. r
"Jh, It's 10 matter scout those" she o.
tGrhcd, CsTglessly. "You haven't got
2et you expected yet, and / don't want th
n to pay anything more yourself"
g. Come, n077; none Of thatn' exclaimed Ct
'8dy, yeaCspirg- sfI'm running you "
d l want yea should know It! q
/ the money thas goes into your eL
ckeC coms5 out OF nine, and a.
ut yoG .oig2s Z. 3 Go, # I hear ca
sny c. them bloody swRlls S.cmpl1' up IT
r you I'll tear theiE CUTS out OF ZEN OF
u may plgy OF with me sbOut kise..sI ~
4 hCEgin', snd ali that, as much as yo3 al
our time comes; out l wait u;
u should know that you're my woman, IL
81 as much now as you will be then, n
d there don't NOBODY come betWixt usi 81
We me them bills or I'll take 'em from III
a." to
His face had darkened and his eyes Ok
arkled. He had worked himself into n m
ssion. She gszed at him in3sntlY; ne
rilled her, and she loved to be so pI
rilled. She put her hand IN the pocket
Ger dress and pulled out q little bun